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Edmund Burke: “There is no point which the faction of fraternity in England have labored more than to excite in the poor the horror of…”

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There is no point which the faction of fraternity in England have labored more than to excite in the poor the horror of any war with France upon any occasion.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke notes that the faction advocating fraternity in England has worked to instill fear of war with France among the poor.

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